Akbar Allahabadi

Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

Intro

1846 - 1921

Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

Themes

Life, Living & Dying

Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom

Beauty, Charm & Union

Religion, Reason & Tradition

Friends, Family & Community

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Akbar Allahabadi

17/10/2024 10:27 PM

hungaama hai kyun barpaa

thoDi si jo peeli hai

Daaka to nahin maara

chori to naheen ki hai

why such clamor just

just because i drank some

i haven't assaulted anybody

nor stolen from anyone

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hungaama (3)

commotion, uproar

barpaa (1)

happen

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Akbar Allahabadi

03/10/2024 12:26 AM

tumhe is inquilaab-e-deher ka

kya gham hai, ai akbar

bahut nazdeek hain woh din

ke tum hoge na hum honge

why do you worry so much about

tumult and changes of the world, oh akbar

that day is near when

neither will you nor i be around

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gham (14)

sorrow, sadness

inquilaab (4)

revolution

nazdeek (1)

near, close

deher (1)

world

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Akbar Allahabadi

16/09/2024 02:12 AM

duniya mein huun

duniya ka talabgaar nahin huun

baazaar se guzra huun

kharidaar nahin huun

i am in the world

but i am not a seeker of worldly desires

i have passed through the market

but i am not a buyer

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duniya (16)

world

guzra (2)

happened, pass through

talabgaar (1)

seeker, suitor

kharidaar (1)

buyer, customer

baazaar (1)

market

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Akbar Allahabadi

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

ham aah bhi karte hai to

ho jaate hai badnaam

woh qatl bhi karte hai to

charcha nahin hota

even if we sigh a little

we are harshly censured

when he commits murder

there isn't even a murmur

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aah (4)

sigh, karnasigh

badnaam (1)

disrepute

qatl (3)

murder

charcha (2)

discussion

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Akbar Allahabadi

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

jo kaha main ne ki

pyaar aata hai mujh ko tum par

hans ke kehne lagaa

aur aap ko aata kya hai

when i mentioned

that i am falling in love with her

she smiled and asked

what else do you know to do

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20/08/2024 09:34 AM

mazhabi behas main ne

ki hi naheen

faaltu aql mujh mein

thi hi naheen

in religious debates

i did not participate

useless smarts

i did not have in me

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mazhabi (1)

religious

behas (1)

debate, argue

faaltu (1)

useless, pointless

aql (6)

reason, intellect

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Akbar Allahabadi

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

akbar dabe naheen kisi

sultan ki fauj se

lekin shaheed ho gaye

biwi ki nauj se

akbar was not subdued by

the army of an emperor

but he was martyred

by the lament of his wife

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dabe (1)

vanquished, subdued

sultan (2)

emperor

fauj (1)

army

shaheed (1)

martyr

nauj (1)

lament

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20/08/2024 09:34 AM

phool they, rang they

lamhon ki sabaahat hum they

aise zinda they ki

jeene ki alaamat ham they

we were the flowers, the colors

we were the freshness of those moments

we lived like

we were the symbols of living

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phool (11)

flowers, flower

rang (5)

color, colors

lamhon (1)

moments

sabaahat (1)

freshness, morning

alaamat (1)

seal, sign

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Akbar Allahabadi

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

tayyaar the namaaz pe hum

sun ke zikr-e-hoor

jalwa buton ka dekh ke

niyyat badal gayi

i was ready for prayers, hearing

the mention of heavenly beauties

but upon seeing the bright idols

my intentions changed

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tayyaar (2)

ready

namaaz (3)

(muslim) prayers, worship

zikr (5)

mention, remember

hoor (1)

heavenly beauty

jalwa (3)

bright, splendor

buton (1)

idols

niyyat (2)

purpose, intention

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Akbar Allahabadi

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

main bhi graduate huun

tum bhi graduate

ilmi mubaahise ho

zara paas aa ke leT

i am a graduate

you are one too

let our intellects debate

come, lie down next to me

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mubaahise (1)

debates

leT (1)

lie down

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